ReliaQuest Bowl preview: What Michigan needs to show against Alabama in season finale

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🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Alejandro Zuniga break down the Michigan football team’s ReliaQuest Bowl matchup against No. 11 Alabama, and what the Wolverines can show both in the short-term and long-term in the game. They open with a look at the offense, and what Michigan’s replacement skill players must show. They discuss the opportunities that Jordan Marshall, Marlin Klein, Hogan Hansen, Benjamin Hall, Fredrick Moore and Channing Goodwin have, as well as the challenge of Michigan’s offensive line with new starters. In the second half of the episode, they discuss a Michigan defense that will be without five starters, including three up front. They look at the importance of the pass-rush, freshmen who could pop at all levels of the defense and other things Michigan must show to contain Alabama and its star-studded offense. They close with their score predictions and final thoughts for the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody. Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio source for all things,
0:03.9	Michigan football, basketball, and recruiting. I'm your host Zach Shaw. Alejandro Zunegas here with me.
0:08.4	We're in a hotel in Tampa. This is our ReliQuest Bowl preview, Michigan versus Alabama.
0:15.2	Kind of a different bowl game than obviously the last three years when they were in the playoffs.
0:20.7	But even prior to that,
0:22.6	I mean, this is kind of a weird season for Michigan, right? And it's a weird matchup. I would not
0:27.5	say Alabama and Michigan had similar seasons at all. I mean, one was a boardroom meeting away from
0:34.0	the college football playoff. And the other was, you know, a Kelle Mulling's
0:37.8	superhuman run away from being six and six. So regardless, they're going to face off in this game.
0:44.4	Michigan going to be missing 10 starters by my count at running back, wide receiver,
0:49.9	tight end, left tackle, defensive tackle, edge, cornerback, safety, punter.
0:56.5	I mean, really, every position group, they've got guys missing.
1:00.0	So kind of a shoot-your-shot game if you're Michigan.
1:03.6	So this is going to be a little bit less of like a technical, like, what are the keys to Michigan
1:07.6	winning the matchup?
1:08.3	Everything we bring up could help Michigan in the matchup.
1:10.7	But I think, I don't know about you. When I, you know, I talk to Michigan winning the match? If everything we bring up could help Michigan in the matchup, but I think,
1:12.1	I don't know about you.
1:13.5	When I,
1:13.7	you know,
1:13.9	I talk to Michigan fans,
1:14.9	there's a little emphasis on the score.
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